over heating at 79 C?

moocow1781 · 05-08-2007, 02:54 AM

my card, a nvidia Geforce 7600 over clocked too core 531 and memory 930. and it is over heating at 79 degrees. its running of a heat sink, but it should not over heat at 79 should it?

thanks

EDIT: 79 degrees is with a some what heavy load of battle field 2.

**Aus_Karlos** · 05-08-2007, 03:26 AM

When overclocking you should buy an aftermarket fan/heatsink....
The current or stock fan/heatsink can only cool the card down so much..
I would advise you to stop the overclock before your graphics card gets damaged.. Then buy an aftermarket fan/heatsink then continue your overclocking

moocow1781 · 05-08-2007, 09:44 AM

ok, will do. do i need to just slap a fan on top, or get a new heat sink with a new fan?

I was thinking about getting a new card any way, beacause overclocked almost to the max is a little less than i want, any quick suggestions for new cards?

**Aus_Karlos** · 05-08-2007, 10:21 AM

If money is a problem then i would look for a Nvidia 7900GT or somthink close I currently have 2 Nvidia 7900GTO's in SLi and i will be upgrading to 2 Nvidia 8800 GT's soon..
If you have a PCI-E slot and money is not a problem then go for a Nvidia 8800GT

moocow1781 · 05-13-2007, 12:19 PM

ya, i dont think my board is sli compatible, its like intel or somthin. so i probably just have to get a nicer card.

**Aus_Karlos** · 05-14-2007, 12:33 AM

Post your motherboard specs i will be able to find a good card for you...
All how much power does your PSU have

**mattlock** · 05-14-2007, 01:35 AM

Hello again Moocow. That's an agressive OC. See if knocking it back to around 500/900 doesn't help a little. If you're still running with the house fan, turn it off and se if you still get the artys with the lower OC.
Depending on the exact card you have you might be able to simply attach a fan to your existing heatsink.
As for an upgrade, what is budget? Also What PSU do have?

Matt

05-08-2007, 02:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
moocow1781 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 26 OS: XP/Vista 64/OpenSuSe 10	over heating at 79 C? my card, a nvidia Geforce 7600 over clocked too core 531 and memory 930. and it is over heating at 79 degrees. its running of a heat sink, but it should not over heat at 79 should it? thanks EDIT: 79 degrees is with a some what heavy load of battle field 2. Last edited by moocow1781; 05-08-2007 at 02:55 AM.

05-08-2007, 03:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,447 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: over heating at 79 C? When overclocking you should buy an aftermarket fan/heatsink.... The current or stock fan/heatsink can only cool the card down so much.. I would advise you to stop the overclock before your graphics card gets damaged.. Then buy an aftermarket fan/heatsink then continue your overclocking

05-08-2007, 09:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
moocow1781 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 26 OS: XP/Vista 64/OpenSuSe 10	Re: over heating at 79 C? ok, will do. do i need to just slap a fan on top, or get a new heat sink with a new fan? I was thinking about getting a new card any way, beacause overclocked almost to the max is a little less than i want, any quick suggestions for new cards?

05-08-2007, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,447 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: over heating at 79 C? If money is a problem then i would look for a Nvidia 7900GT or somthink close I currently have 2 Nvidia 7900GTO's in SLi and i will be upgrading to 2 Nvidia 8800 GT's soon.. If you have a PCI-E slot and money is not a problem then go for a Nvidia 8800GT

05-13-2007, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
moocow1781 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 26 OS: XP/Vista 64/OpenSuSe 10	Re: over heating at 79 C? ya, i dont think my board is sli compatible, its like intel or somthin. so i probably just have to get a nicer card.

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05-14-2007, 01:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: over heating at 79 C? Hello again Moocow. That's an agressive OC. See if knocking it back to around 500/900 doesn't help a little. If you're still running with the house fan, turn it off and se if you still get the artys with the lower OC. Depending on the exact card you have you might be able to simply attach a fan to your existing heatsink. As for an upgrade, what is budget? Also What PSU do have? Matt __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!